South Korea's int'l pax numbers up 12% in 2012, LCCs handles 3.6 million int'l pax

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reports (22-Jan-2013) the following passenger traffic highlights by carriers for the 12 months ended Dec-2012:

• Passenger numbers:
  • Domestic: 21.6 million, +3.0% year-on-year;
    • Korean Air: 7.6 million, -2.8%;
    • Asiana: 4.6 million, +1.2%;
    • LCC total: 9.5 million, +9.0%;
      • Air Busan: 2.1 million, +2.7%;
      • Eastar Jet: 1.6 million, +3.1%;
      • Jeju Air: 2.6 million, +16.6%;
      • Jin Air: 1.5 million, +16.1%;
      • T'way: 1.6 million, +6.2%;
  • International: 47.7 million, +11.9%;
    • South Korean carriers: 31.8 million, +13.0%;
      • Korean Air: 17.0 milion, +7.5%;
      • Asiana: 11.2 million, +6.9%;
      • LCC total: 3.6 million, +95.6%;
        • Air Busan: 609,919, +49.7%;
        • Eastar Jet: 627,066, +249%;
        • Jeju Air: 1.2 million, +54.1%;
        • Jin Air: 825,731, +81.7%;
        • T'way: 331,903, +1654.1%;
    • Foreign carriers: 15.9 million, +9.6%.

South Korea's LCCs handled a total of 13.1 million passengers, up 24.1% year-on-year in 2012. LCCs had a total market share of 18.8%, up 2.3 ppts.